Railway-rail joint.



No. 892,328. PATBNTED JUNE 30, 1908. P. STOVER.

ARAILWAY RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED 00T.10, 1907.

atkwnm yUNIIED .STATES IiTENT OFFICE.

PTOLLMAN STOVER, OF VISALIA, CALIFORNIA.

RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, P'rOLLMAN STOVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Visalia, in the county of Tulare and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to railway rail joints, and one of its 'objects is to provide a device of this character which will prevent the sagging and the rounding of the ends of the rails, one which is simple, durable and efficient, and one which may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

I/Vith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts here inafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where- 1n:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a rail joint constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of.Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 1 designates the bases, 2 the webs and 3 the heads of rails which except for the formations of their ends are of the usual construction. The bases and webs of the rails are continued longitudinally beyond the heads thereof, the extensions of the webs being coextensive in height with the height of the rails. These web extensions are formed to provide a recess or seat 4 when the rails are assembled, and are provided with recesses 5 which open out through the edges thereof.

The ends of the rails are united by a section 6 which is coextensive in height with the height of the rails and in width with the width of the heads of the rails. The joint section 6 is recessed longitudinally as at 7 for a reception of the web extensions, the recess being formed to provide a block S adapted to fit in the recess or seat 4 and a rib 9 adapted to it in the recesses 5. The sides of the joint section 6 are provided with reduced extensions 10 which embrace the webs of the rails and snugly engage the bases 1 and heads 3 as fully shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The joint section 6 is secured in applied position by means of bolts 11 which pass through openings 12 in one side of the section, longi- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 10, 1907.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 396,737.

tudinally extending elongated openings 13 in the webs 3 and threadedly engage the walls of openings 14 in the opposite side of the section.

It should be apparent from the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that the ends of the rails will be prevented from sagging by the interlocking connection between the section 6 and the ends of the rails, that the joint provides for the free expansion or contraction of the rails and that the extensions ofthe webs will carrythe wheels of a train over the spaces in the joint, thus avoiding the rounding of the ends of the rails and the section of the oint.

Changes in thev form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention without departing lfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is :M

1. The combination of a pair of rails provided with forwardly extending bases and webs, said web extensions being formed to provide a seat and recesses, a joint section recessed to receive the web extensions and provided with a block adapted to occupy the seat and with a rib adapted to occupy the recesses, and means adapted to secure the section in applied position.

- 2. The combination of a pair of rails provided with forwardly extending bases and webs, the webs being coextensive in height with the height of the rails and provided with seats and recesses, a joint section rem cessed for the reception of the extended portions of the webs and provided with a block adapted to occupy the seat and a rib adapted to occupy the recesses, said joint section being also provided with extending side portions adapted to embrace the webs of the rail and snugly engage the heads and the bases thereof, and threaded bolts passing through openings in one side of the section, elongated openings in the webs of the rails and threadedly engaging openings in thc other side of the section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PTOLLh/[AN STOVER. l/Vitnesses:

CrrAs. T. POOL, Jos. SHERMAN. 

